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Pubic Lice
Round shaped body with antennae are enough to describe the appearance of pubic lice. The movement is facilitated with the assistance of six legs and they have got grey colour. The mouth of pubic lice comes with those parts with the help of which they can easily suck or penetrate in the body. They feed on blood of human beings for survival. The claws of pubic lice help them in gripping hair shafts of human beings. The eggs of pubic lice require hatching for one week in order to grow.

After getting the stage of a nymph, they take another one week for coming onto the stage of an adult. After this female lice are ready to lay legs and normally, 30 eggs are laid by female lice at any time. Female lice use glue like substance so that eggs can be attached with hair shaft. Though pubic lice are present in the hair of pubic but sometimes they take shelter in the hair of armpits and facial hair. Sexual contact is by far one of the most common ways by which an individual gets pubic lice. An infected person if comes in contact with an uninfected person then, public lice get an ideal way to be on the pubic skin of uninfected person.

Notifications
Being infected is a stage where you can do nothing but to prevent yourself except with help of an expert physician. At earlier stages, the infestation can be reduced using proper mechanisms. Intimidation may be higher in case you notice this thing late. You may get itchiness, rashes if you do not take effective measures. One should use medicated creams and medicated shampoo in order to remove pubic lice completely.

Summary
Public lice are having round shaped bodies with big antennae. They feed on blood of human beings. One should use medicated creams and medicated shampoo for the removal of pubic lice.